Muhammad Makeen and His Method of Interpretations

The Noble Qur'an is the constitution of the Islamic nation. It contains the pillars of faith, the rules of worship, moral values, principles of transactions, and the news of the forerunners. And God Almighty has ordained for this Qur'an from every generation of Muslims those who clarify these pillars and rulings and those who reveal those values and principles from among the commentators, they have made in order to explain it. Their utmost efforts, until Islamic libraries were filled with their mighty efforts of useful books and brilliant works, so that they occupied the leading position in the abundant Islamic libraries. Muslim scholars in China have spared no effort to clarify the meanings and interpretation of the Qur'an, so their efforts came between translations of the meanings of the Qur'an and interpretations in the Chinese language. This research is on this valuable interpretation in terms of the definition of its author and his approach to interpretation Muhammed Makin grew up on Islamic education, instilling in his heart a zeal for Islam and a responsibility towards Muslims in China, and he learned Arabic language and forensic sciences in Arab Islamic universities, and studied with the most famous scholars of that era, which enabled him to read and understand the Noble Qur'an and other books. The Islamic studies, where his scientific works, whether books or translations, were very accurate and honest, and they were well received in the scientific studies sector and among the general Muslim readers. Muhammad Makin exerted all his efforts throughout his life in the service of Islam and Muslims in China, represented in teaching the Arabic language and Islamic sciences, translating Islamic books, writing articles, and cultural exchange between China and the Arabs. Including, most notably the translation of the meanings of the Holy Quran. One of the most important efforts of Muhammad Makin is the interpretation of the first nine parts, which came first in the footnotes of the translation pages, in which he explained the meanings of some verses and related problems, legal rulings, reasons for revelation, Qur'anic gifts and others, but he did not address the explanation of the meanings of words and the analysis of grammatical and rhetorical issues, then These footnotes have been collected in a separate book called Tafsir al-Jazi` al-Nahya al-Nahya. Muhammad Makin's approach to interpreting the Noble Qur'an is a sound approach due to his scientific ability, which is to pay attention to the interpretation of the Qur'an by text, clarifying the meanings of verses in the texts of the Bible, explaining the wisdom of legislation, clarifying Qur'anic gifts, and transforming the meanings of some verses to something other than their intended under the pretext that they are figurative express.